Use a Seika braille display with Narrator

Applies To
Windows 11 Windows 10

Narrator supports the following Seika braille displays on Windows.

Supported Seika braille displays

To learn more about braille in Narrator, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.

For a list of all supported braille displays, see Appendix C: Supported braille displays.

Braille Displays

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Seika braille displays.

Note

  • The round keys to the left/right of the braille cells are named K1 and K8.
  • The left/right ends of the left rocker are named K2 and K3.
  • The long keys to the left/right of the center are named K4 and K5.
  • The left/right ends of the right rocker are named K6 and K7.
Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • K4 + K5
Secondary action
  • K1 + K7
  • K4 + K7
Show context menu
  • K8 + K2
  • K4 + K6
Pan braille right
  • K8
Pan braille left
  • K1
Braille home
  • K2 + K3
Braille next
  • K3
Braille previous
  • K2
Braille first
  • K6 + K2
  • K7 + K2
Braille last
  • K6 + K3
  • K7 + K3
Select navigation mode
  • K1 + K6
Toggle input learning
  • K1 + K3
Start text selection at specified character
  • K1 + K8 + K2 + K6, Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • K1 + K8 + K3 + K6, Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • K6 + K7

Note Takers

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Seika note taker.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Left Joystick Down + Right Joystick Right
Secondary action
  • Left Joystick Press + Right Joystick Up
  • Left Joystick Up + Right Joystick Down
  • Left Joystick Down + Right Joystick Left
Show context menu
  • Left Joystick Up + Right Joystick Up
  • Left Button + Right Button
Pan braille right
  • Right Button
Pan braille left
  • Left Button
Braille home
  • Left Joystick Left
Braille end
  • Left Joystick Right
Braille next
  • Right Joystick Down
Braille previous
  • Right Joystick Up
Braille last
  • Left Joystick Down
Select navigation mode
  • Left Joystick Press + Right Joystick Down
  • Right Joystick Press
Toggle input learning
  • Right Joystick Press
Start text selection at specified character
  • Left Joystick Left + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Left Joystick Right + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Left Joystick Press + Right Joystick Press
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

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